Turning the tide: mutually evasive ebb- and flood-dominant channels and bars in an experimental estuary
Tidal bars in estuaries are poorly understood compared to fluvial bars. There is limited theory that predicts tidal bar dimensions. Moreover, where fluvial channels bifurcate around bars, tidal channels around bars often develop either flood- or ebb-dominance which remains unexplained. Tidal experim...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2014-04-01
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Series: | Advances in Geosciences |
Online Access: | http://www.adv-geosci.net/39/21/2014/adgeo-39-21-2014.pdf |